Katy High gets ‘Stars of Fame’

It may not be the Hollywood Walk of Fame but thanks to a parent support group, some Katy High School theater students now have their very own ‘Walk of Fame’ on campus.

Jan Kliewer, president of the Katy High School Theatre booster club, wanted to do something unique to acknowledge student achievement in the Katy High School Thespian Troupe, a group of about 30 honor drama students. She met with other parents in the club on Labor Day to paint stars for the young thespians on the northwest side of the campus in front of the old auditorium.

This space was formerly used exclusively for painting the tiger paws with the names of cheerleaders and the dancing team (Bengal Brigade), she said.

Kliewer said it would be up to individual parents to go back and paint the members’ names on the stars. This will mark the first time that another group will have their emblem painted outside the school.

While Kliewer is disappointed that the long-standing tradition of painting ‘tiger paws’ on the streets around Katy High School has ended, she is thrilled that the troupe, which includes her daughter Celeste Kliewer, the group’s publicity director, is being recognized with the stars.

It’s something for students to aspire to, Kliewer said.

Celeste is playing the role of Alice in Alice in Wonderland, the same play Renee Zellwegger performed in as the ‘white rabbit’, Kliewer said. The 12 stars we put for the seniors and officers will be placed at the front of the column and other thespians will follow.

Check out Alice and Wonderland. It runs next week from Sept. 16-18 in the Katy High School Performing Arts Center at 6331 Highway Blvd. Call the school at 281-237-6700 and ask for the theatre department to get ticket information.